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THE CC ,NEE: DEBATE STEAM RAMS, IThe following is the diplomatic correspondence which hss taken place between the British autho rities and Mr. Jefferson Davis on the subject of " the Rama " _ _ _ Her British Majesty's Legation, Washington, D.C., April 1, 1864. Mr. Jefferson Davies, &c., Richmond, Va. Sir,—l have been instructed by Earl Russell,: her Britanic Majesty's Secretary of State for Foreign AffAirs, to convey to you the following ex tract of a despatch which has been forwarded to me by his lordship. I have chosen the method which appeared to me the only available one under the present unhappy circumstances in which this country is involved, and I trust that the absence of all recognised diplomatic or consular residents or other agents of her Majesty at Richmond will be recognised as a sufficient reason for it not being sent through the usual channels. I need scarcely say that the bearer of this despatch, whom you have consented to allow to visit Richmond, has been authorised by the Government of the United States to pass into your lines on the flag of trace boat for the purpose of delivering it, and will desire your permission to return to Washington by the same mode of conveyance.—l have the honour to be, with high respeot, your obedient humble servant , LYONS. :(Copy. Yon will also convey to Mr. Davis at Richmond, through such channel as shall be available, and as you may in your discretion deem proper, the formal protest and remonstrance of her Majesty's Government against the efforts of the authorities of the so-called Confederate States to build war vessels within her Majesty's dominions to be em ployed against the Government of the united States. Perhaps your lordship might best accomplish this object by obtaining permission of the authorities of both belligerents to send a special messenger to Richmond with the necessary despatch, in which you will transmit this paragraph, or the substance of it, together with all that follows, to the close of this communication. Her Majesty's Government, in taking this coarse, desires Mr. Davis to rest assured that it is adopted entirely in that spirit of neutrality which has been declared the policy of this country with regard to the two belligerents now so lamentably desolating America, and which will be continued to be pursued with a careful and earnest desire to make it con ducive to the most rigid impartiality and justice. After consulting with the law officers of the Crown, her . lajesty's Government have come to the decision that agents of the authorities of the so called Confederate States have been engaged in building vessels which would be at least partially equipped for war purposes on leaving the ports of this country ; that these war vessels would un doubtedly be used against the United States—a country with which this Government is at peace ; that this would be a violation of the neutrality laws of the realm, and that the Government of the United States would have just ground for serious corn- plaint against her Majesty's Government should they permit such an infraction of the amicable re■ lations now subsisting between the two countries. Her Majfsty's Government confidently rely on the frankness, courtesy, and discernment which Mr. Davis has diap eyed in the difficult circum stances in which he has been placed during the past three years, for a recognition of the correct ness of the position which her Maksty's Govern ment have taken upon this subject. No matter what might be the difficulty of proving in a court of law that the parties procuring the building o these vessels are agents of the so-called Confederate States, it is universally understood throughout the world that they are so, and her Majesty's Govern ment are satisfied that Mr. Davis would not deny that they are so. Constructed as rams, as these vessels are, they would certainly be in a condition, on leaving port, to inflict the most serious damage on vessels belonging to the United States, es was shown by the destruction of the Cumberland, United States sloop of war, by the ram Merrimac, by the latter being run into collision with the Cumberland. Such vessels arc to all intents and purposes equipped as war vessels of a certain power, although they be without a gun or any ammunition on bomrd; nor can the frequent use of the word " equip," in the sense of " to furnish with everything necessary for a voyage," be held for a moment to limit its signi ficance to the furnishing of a war vessel with every thing which it might be possible to put upon her, or the ultimately putting of which on her might be contemplated. Stich aco istruction cannot be entertained for an instant. It is clear that a 120 gun ship might be equipped for war purposes with out any fraction of her armament on board, although she might not be so powerful or so efficient as she would be if she had the whole of it. A ram would b 3 also equipped for war purposes, although the absence of her ordnance and ammunition might render her less effective than she would be with them. This, it is presumed by her Majesty's Go vernment, will be conceded by Mr. Davis without farther argument or illustration in support of it. This much being established to the perfect con viction of her Majesty's Government and the law officers of the Crown, and admitted, as they are convinced it must be, by Mr. Davis and by every other person of sound and impartial judgment, there is not the slightest room to doubt that it is proposed to use the vessels in question against the United States, a country with which this nation is at peace and on terms of amity, and that the permitting of them to leave the ports of her Majesty's dominions would be a violation of the neutral laws of the kingdom, and such an injurious act towards the United States as would justify the Government of that country in seriously complaining of it as un friendly and offensive in the highest degree, even to the imminent peril of rupturing the peaceful rela tions now existing between the two countries. Under these circumstances, her Majesty's Govern ment protest and remonstrate agsiust any further e fforts being made on the part of the so-called Con federate States, or the authorities or agents thereof, to build or caus e to be built, or to purchase or cau se to be purchased, any such vessels as those styled rams, or any other vessels to be used for war : n u s o y e a r pur poses against the United States, ora tgy , a t any country with which the United Kingdo m is at peace and on terms of amity; and Her Ma jes Govern went further protest and remonstrate against all acts in violation of the neutrality laws of the realm, have the honour to be your lordship's obedient servant, RUSSELL, "Richmond, Va,, C.S.A., April 6, 1864. To the Right Hon. Lord Lyons, C,8., &c., her Britannic Majesty's Minister to the Government of the United States, My Lord, --4 have been instructed by the Presi dent to acknowledge the rec e ip t of a despatch from your lordship, enclosing a copy of a po r ti on o f a despatch from Earl Russell, her B r it ann i c Majesty ' s Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, purporting to be a " formal protest and remonstrance of her Majesty's Government against the efforts of th e authorities of the so-called Confederate States to build war vessels within her Majesty's dominions, to be emplayed against the Government of the United States." The President desires me to say to your lordship that while he is not unwilling to waive in existing circumstances the transmission of such a document through other than the usual and proper channel, it wool l be inconsistent with the dignity of the position tie figs, as chief magistrate of a nation com prising a population of more than twelve millions, occ upyin . a territory many times larger than the United Kingdom, and possessing resources unsur passed by those of any other country on the face of the globe, to allow the attempt of Earl Russell to ignore the actual e . xiatenc s of the Confederate States, and to contumeliously style them " so called," to pass without protest an rernonstrance. The President therefore does protest and remonstrate sa-linst this studied insult, end he instructs me to say that in future any document in which it may be repeated will be returned unanswered and un noticed. With respect to the subject of the extract from Earl Russell's despatch, the President desires me to state that the plea of neutrality which is used to sustain the sinister course of her 314jesty6 present Government against the Government of the Confederate States is so clearly con tradicted by their actions that it is regarded by the world—not even excepting the United States—as a mere cover for actual hostility, and the President cannot but feel that this is a just view of it. Were, indeed, her Majesty's Government sincere in a de sire and determination to maintain neutral, the Pre sident could not but feel that they would neither be just nor gallant to allow the subjugation of a nation like the Confederate States by such a barbarous despotic race as are now attempting it. He cannot but feel, with the history and traditions of the Anglo-Saxon race before him, that under a Govern ment faithfully representing the people of Great Britain the whole weight and power of that nation would be unhesitatingly thrown into the scale in favour of the principles of free govern ment on which th se States were originally formed, and for which alone the Confederate States are now struggling. He cannot but feel that with such a Government, and with the plea of neutrality urged on the people as it now is, no such pitiful spectacle could be wit nessed as is now manifested by her Majesty's pre sent Government in the persistent persecution of the Confederate States at the beck and bidding of offi cers of the United States; while a Prime Minister mocks and insults the intelligence of a House of Commons and of the world, by excusing the parmis sion to allow British subjects to go to the United States to fight against us, by the paltry subterfuge that it was the great demand for labour and the high rate of wages that were taking them thither. He cannot but feel that a neutrality most cunningly, audaciously, fawningly, and insolently sought and urged, begged and demanded by one belligerent and repudiated by the other, must be seen by all impar tial men to be a mere pretext for aiding the cause of one at the expense of the other ; while pretending to be impartial, to be, in short, but a cover for treacherous, malignant hostility. As for the specious arguments on the subjecct of the rams advanced by Earl Russell, the Pre dent desires me to state that he is content to leave the world and history to pronounce judg ment upon this attempt to heap injury upon insult by declaring that her Majesty's Government and law officers are satisfied of the questions in volved, while those questions are still before the highest legal tribunal of the kingdom, composed of members of the Government and the highest law officers of the Crown, for their decision. The Pre sident himself will not condescend to notice them.— I have the honour to be your lordship's obedient iervant, BURTON HARRISON, Private Secretary. Prussia and the Federal Diet, The following :circular despatch, forwarded by Herr von Bismark to the diplomatic agents of Prussia at foreign Courts, and relating to the Prus sian negotiatiors with the Federal Diet respecting the occupation of the island of Fehmarn, has been received at Mr, Rsuter's office : " BERLIN, May 8. " Your Excellency is already aware that the Commander-in-Chief of the Allied Army in Schles wig had proposed to Lieutenant-General von [take, commanding the Execution troops in Holstein, to undertake the occupation of the island of Fehmarn, and that the latter applied to the Federal Diet for instructions whether he should comply with this request. The manner in which the proposal was received determined us to abstain from further pro- secnting the idea, the execution of which was of no particular value to us. I cannot refrain from an- vexing a few remarks to this communication, which will be of themselves obvious to the unprejudiced observer, but with regard to which I must wish that they should not escape the especial attention of the German Gvernments. "It will be within your recollection that, in common with the Imperial Austrian Government, we had desired to see the German Confederation participate in our efforts to liberate the duchy of Schleswig from Danish oppression. " By its resolution of the 14th of January last the Federal Diet declined this participation, to our lively regret, and we saw ourselves compelled to take in hand the maintenance of German interests with Austria alone. Our proceedings were crowned with unexpectedly rapid results; yet even after the first success serious warlike activity remained in prospect, and we expected then to find in the Ger man Goverments the very natural and justifiable wish to take part in this activity. We were ready to meet this wish, for we parfcctly understood how painful it must be, especially to the German troops stationed in Holstein, to remain inactive spectators of the warlike deeds of the allied army. This was the motive of the Austro-Prussian proposition of the 25th of February, which was clearly most sui able to the circumstances, and offered the German Governments the easiest opportunity of participat ing by a rapid resolution in the further develop ment of warlike events, and at the same time of re moving misunderstandings which had arisen with regard to the requisite measures for securing the safety of the rear of our army and its provisionment, and which threatened to offer to the world the lamentable spectacle of German want of unanimity at so decisive a moment. The capture of German ships in addition to Austrian and Prussian vessels by the Danes without declaration of war, which followed, was, in our opinion, only calculated to facilitate this resolution. " The acceptance of our proposals, on the con trary, encountered unexpected obstacles in the most various quarters. Upon the one hand it was de manded that an ulUtnatum should be previously addressed to Denmark ; upon the other, the parti cipation of other German Governments in the oc cupation of Holstein by means of distant Federal army corps was required. Difficulties were further raised upon the score of expense ; and, finally, claim was laid to participation by the Federal Diet in the administration of the duchy of Schleswig (conquered by our forces) by a commissioner to be appointed by the Diet. Little as we could regard these demands as necessarily based upon the nature of the matter, we have not opposed the wishes of the German Governments in one single particular. The Imperial Austrian Government was equally ready to come to an understanding. It was only obliged to insist with us upon preserving the unity of the military chief command, which it is self evident is an important condition of every success. "As, nevertheless, the negotiations iu the corn.. mittees became protracted, the occupation of the island of Fehmarn appeared still to cffer a means for at least the partial practical fulfilment of the wishes of our allies to participate in action without waitin g for the eventual development of the ques tions involved in the proposal of the 25th of Febru ary. The very circumstance of the exposed position of the island to attack, and the prospect thereby afforded of ac t ual warlike activity, must as we conceived render our prop os iti on agreea bl e t o th e troops in Holstein and to the German Govern ments. It was eelient that above all rapid deter mination was here req u i re d , and we were all the more justified in expecting such, as the Federal Diet had raised claims to this island years ago in the name of Holstein, the fulfilment of which could but have been facilitated by the measure proposed. " But here also delays, scruples, and preliminary considerations again stepped in, and here also it was of no avail that we were ready, in full accord ance with the Imperial Austrian Government, rapidly to terminate these preliminary considera tions as to reinforcing the Execution troops by our consent. General von Hake has not yet received the powers requested weeks ago, and there is no prospect of his receiving them at present. In face of this turn, which we had indeed not anticipated, it becomes our duty to allow the matter to drop and to pursue our proposal no further. " But we have also been forced by this condition of affairs to gather the lamentable experience with what difficulties we should have to cope if we were to rely upon the Diet in political action of great extent, or—b as been so frequently demanded of us —were to follow its impulse. If, after the rejec tion of the resolution of the 11th of January, we had not availed ourselves of our right of indepen dent action in common with Austria, the whole matter would probably not yet have emerged from the stage of theoretical discussion. And if it had come to such a Conference as is now assembled icy London, an d as was proposed even then, wtat posi tion would the Diet and a representative of the Diet have taken up at such an assembly if the vic• torious armies of Austria and Prussia were not in Schleswig ? And if we weigh the considerations and scruples which have prevented mere participa tion in the action already in progress, how can we extract from them the confidence which is in. dispensably necessary if we are to combine our policy with that of the Diet ? Although we thankfully acknowledge that individual Govern ments have joined us with correct and patriotic ap. preciation of the common object, it has yet been rarely that we have been able to obtain a majority at the Diet in this sense ; and we have experienced with regret that we have been compelled to rely upon our strength and that of Austria for the main tenance, not only of our own, but of acknowledged German interests, and the protection of German shipping, and that the slightest support requested from our Federal allies was refused, in consequence of mistrust and theoretical deductions; and yet we are able to maintain that the cause which we and Austria at present advocate has not yet suffered from this unnatural and lamentable dissension between a majority of Federal Governments and the two greater German Powers. We cannot, however, avoid ex pressing the urgent desire, for the sake of the future of Germany, that the German Governments will not fail to recognie• the existence of this position, and will weigh the disadvantages which it must bring with it to all German relations and material inte rests. The Federal Governments cannot deny that the course they have pursued has not furthered their own aims. It is in their power alone to restore the correct and natural condition of affairs; and we con fidently hope that upon calm consideration this ex. perience will not be lost upon them. "I beg to request your Excellency to bring these considerations to the knowledge of the Government to which you are accredited, and empowered you for that purpose to read this despatch. "THE MINISTER FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS." THE WAR IN DENMARK, (From the limes Special Correspondent lately with the Allied Armies.) BERLIN, May 22. The hope, never bright, that the London Confer ence would succeed in settling the Danish question, fades and grows daily fainter, so far as the Berlin public is concerned. How will the quarrel end, to what terms of composition will it be possible to bring all parties concerned, are questions which everybody asks and nobody ventures to answer. The keenest politicians, the most wily diplomatists, are at fault and will not risk an opinion. The mezzo termine long looked upon as that to which all might be brought to consent, the personal union with Denmark of a Schleswig and Holstein " for ever undivided." is now rejected by both parties. The only thing upon which Germans and Danes can be got to agree is its rejection for totally opposite rea sons. The Danes deem it too much ; the Germane too little. If the German Powers and the neutrals could come to an agreement as to what settlement ought to be made, it is presumable that Danish tenacity in refusal would not be allowed to bar the termination of a state of things which keeps Eu rope in agitation, and may yet, if great care be not taken, lead to wars far more serious than that just now suspended. Here nobody seems wiling to credit the possibility of a recommence,meot of the conflict between Denmark, ncw tut doc'n to two islands and to a nook of North Jutland, and the two great German Powers. I am quite sure neither the Prussian nor the Austrian army lately engaged desire it ; they feel there is no renewn ttS be gained by the prosecution of so unequal a conflict. Neither it it desired in Berlin; least of all, I imagine, can it be wished for in Vienna. A prolongation of the armistice is much talked of and thought very likely. As for the Conference, such deliberations have been known to last for years. Should hostilities be re sumed, one hears frequently asked, will England go to war on Danmark ? Do not the same reasons exist to hinder her doing so that withheld her from preventing the war altogether ? I suppose nobody doubts that if England, when the Germans entered Holstein, had 8:01 a squadron to the Baltic and had declared the passage of the Eider a cases belli, the Eider would never have been passed. It is pretty well known why oho did not do this ; it must be s matter of opinion how far the mistrust was war ranted that restrained her from adopting that de- Icided course which, whatever its perils, would cer tainly have prevented the invasion of Denmark. Speculation now is busy as to what will be the first thing done when the Conference meets again. There are persons who think it by no means im probable that M. de Beust will bring forward a pro posal to constitute Lauenburg, Holstein, and South Schleswig into an independent State—Leuenburg to given up by Danmark in lien of North Schleswig. What would Prussia ray to this ? The project might be agreeable enough in the highest quarter, always supposing that the Crown of the new German State should be worn by Prince Frederick of Augusten burg, whose chances, be it observed, are at this mo ment looking better than they for some time past have done. The present Prussian Ministry could not support the scheme without incurring the charge of gross inconsistency ; but consistency is not always , de riyeun with adventurous statesmen, and such a move would win for the Cabinet a great number of supporters—in fact, would give it a great party in the country. I do not, however, mean to imply that such a course is likely to be adopted by the Bismark Government. It would be in strong oppo sition to the latent project of annexation to Prussia attributed t 3 the present Premier, and by him con stantly denied. Apropos of that aheged plan, the Arnim address hangs fire, so far as its presentation to the King goes. I have not yet heard of the depu tation being received by his Majesty. Meanwhile, it has caused a decided schism in the Csnservative or absolutist party. The Kreuz Zeitung declares itself most decidedly against annexation, as well as against the Augustenburg, and upholds the Austro- Prussian alliance as the only means of keeping down the democratic and revolutionary element ia Ger many. The Schleswig•Holattia press also strenu ously opposes annexation to Prussia, but desires the closest possible connection with that country of the newly modelled Duchy that is to be—close con nection in military and naval matters, and a Cus. toms' union ; Schleswig-Holstein ports for Prussian ships; the fortified line of the Eider and the Schlei to be occupied by Prussian troops whenever neces sary ; Prussian commerce facilitated by a canal con necting the Baltic and the North Sea. To carry out this last project preliminary steps have already been taken towards the formation of a company. The late Minister Von der Heydt's name heads the list of the committee, whose members are chiefly Berlin bankers and merchants. From Eckernforde to Hamm is the most promising line, and the one that would probably be selected. Letters which I have received from North Schles wig within the last day or two do not show a state of tnings favourable to the realisation either of that union of the Duchies with Prussia which the Cross Jour-no/opposes, or of that enduring alliance between Prussia and Austria which the same paper ardently desires. "In consequence of the rumours :float," says one of my correspondents, "Of ambitious designs imputed to the Bismark Go vernment, a remarkab!e and amusing change has taken place in the language of the ultra-Schleswig-Holstein party whose members already begin to rave as much against Prussia as they formerly did against Denmark. lam not sure if this be not in some degree due to the presence of the Austrians, who seem to be popular alike with Danish and German Schleswigers, and who may not improbably have fanned the flame of suspicion against Prussia. This feeling towards the Prussians is most extraordinary and unmistakeable; indeed, they take no pains to conceal it, but rather make it a favourite topic of conversation. I have heard Austrian officers say within the last few days that they would prefer a war with Prussia to one with any ether country," The removal of functionaries dell classes who are known or suspected of being favourable to the Danes continues throughout Schleswig, under the auspices of the civil commissioners. About a week ago Pastor Helweg and Probst Hansen were dis missed from th e i r d ut i es at Hadersleben Church. The former was accused of preaching against the Germans. The off ence o f H ansen, who has always avoided taking any part in political affairs, was that he refused to induct a clergyman named Massen into the living of Tiedstrup (one of the most lucra tive in that part of the country), to which he had been presented by the civil commissioners. Masaen is now to be probst at Haderaleben until another be appointed. There were rumours lately of an intention on the part of Ministers to dissolve the Chamber, and pro ceed to a general election, previously to which, it was also said, the present electoral law would be modified by Royal decree. The Minister of Finance is said to have been troubled with qualms of con science, occasioned by much expenditure without sanction of the Chamber—a sort of moral colic demanding Parliamentary elixir for its cure. It would seem as if other means had been found of soothing the unpleasant symptoms; at least one hears nothing more of elections. A report that the Government was in want of money was probably equally unfounded. The war has been costly, but hardly to the extent of swallowing up the resources in hand when it commenced. The Gazette announces that the rank of Count has been conferred upon Field-Marshal von Wrangel. Some doubt has lately been cast upon the con templated visit of the Emperor of Russia to Berlin, or at least upon the period when it would take place, and it has been said that, as the King of Prussia goes to Carlsbad about the middle of June, and afterwards to Gastein, it is probable the two monarchs will not meet. There appears slight foundation for these doubts, and no reason to believe that, up to a very recent date, any change had been made in the arrangement by which the Emperor Alexander is to arrive in Berlin on or about the 9th of June, and remain here twenty-four hours—per -B—before continuing his route to he is to meet the Emperor of li h A a u i l e s s s t i r n e i v g a e . e n n , two wh edraeY Naval and Military Intelligence, THE NAVY. The screw steam-sloop Icarus (11), 580 tons, 150 horsepower, Acting -Commander H. T. Bager, was put out of commission and paid off into the Chatham Steam Reserve yesterday under the superintendence of Capt. Wise, aide-de-camp to the Queen. The Ica rus has ken upwards of three years in commission, during which time she was employed chiefly on service in the Mediterranean. Her crew have been generally healthy. Only a comparatively small number who left England with her have quitted the ♦eesel through sickness or other causes. On her crew being paid off yesterday a medsl together with a gratuity of .£1.5 was awarded by the Admiralty to John Pickett, quar termaster, for long service and exemplary conduct. The whole of the crew have been granted leave of absence for six weeks, after which they will join the flagship at either of the naval ports. Her Majesty's paddle yacht Victeria and Albert, Capt. the Prince Leiningen, sailed from Portsmouth at noon yesterday for Antwerp, whence she will bring the Princess Louis of Hesse to England, on a visit to her Majesty. VOLUNTEER INTELLIGENCE. THE FORTHCOMING REVIEW. The following is the distribution of the Volunteer force to be assembled in Hyde-park, on the 23th May, 1861: TO ENTER BY HYDE-PARK GATE. CAVALRY—Captain W. Meller, Cor-Amanding—Lieute nant Sir Charles Forbes, Bart., Ist Surrey Light Horse 36—Lieutenant J. F. Leith, Ist Middlesex, 17—Captain J. D. Fairman, Ist llertford, 52—total, 105. To accom- pany Artillery Brigade. ARTILLMVERIGADP, —Lieut.-Colonel Lord Truro, Com manding—Lieut.-Colonel Creed, Ist Administrative Brigade Mindlesex, 8 guns, 70 —Captain A. Lamb, 3d Mi Idlesex., 12 guns, 100—total, 170. In column of route on the east side of Grosvenor-place; head of column to be opposite Tatter sall's at 4.30 p.m , to follow Lord Colville's brigade into he park. PRINCE OP WALES'S B R IGADE—Lieut,•COI. Lord Co'. ville, coMtnandiug—ist batt , Aionl Major Robinson, Hon. Artillery Company, Light Cavalry, 6 gtins, Infantry, 360- 2d battalion, Liout4.Coh H. Atkins-Bowyer, Ist Oxford (University) R.V.C., 'JO -4d battalion, Lieut.-Col. James Baker, 3d Cambridge ( - University) 11:1T,C., 303-4th bat talion, Lieut.-Col. "Viscount illury i 21st Middlesex (Civil Service), 433—total, 1,393. West side of nom . Guards; Parade-, to march at 4 40 p.m., by Constitution-hut. life, 33d Lancashire (2d Manchester), 450—total, 2,491. Portman-square; to march at e5O p.m„ by Great Cum berland-street. By order, War-office, 24th May, 1864. M. M,MvnDo. COURT OF ALDERMEX, A Court of Aldermen was held yesterday, The Lord Mayor presided. THE CITY GAOLS. Mr. Sheriff Nissen brought up a report upon the state of the City gaols, by which it appeared that there are at present confined in Newgate 104 prisoners, in the debtors' prison 86, and at Holloway 350 prisoners. FiAST BRIG AIYO, FIRST DivisioN—Lieutenant-Colone. Gladdish, Commanding—Major Vt, lit Administra tive Brigade, Xent, 600—Lieutenant-Colonel C. Ellis, 10th and 11th Rent, 400—Major 1, R. L. Walrnis 2d Middlesex and lat City of Lonclotti 391—Cap tain F. A. Wegg-Prozser, Ist Administrative tlridectle and 3d Middlesex, 300—West side of Horse Guards Parade —. to march at 430 p m , by Constitution hill. Lieut.-col, A. B. 0. Saville, let Administrative Brigade Gloucestershire (to march under special instrtntions), 216—total, 1,907. SECOND BRIGADE, FIRST DIVIiTON—Lieut -Col. Lord Eleho, Commanding-Ist battalion, Major Ives, 11th Mid ilesPx (St. George's) and 32d Middlesex, 405-2 d battalion, Limut.-Col. Lord Gerald Fi!zgerald, 22d Middlesex (Queen's) Ist battalion, 422-31 battalion, Major Russell, do., 422- Ith battalion, Major Sir D. Baird, Bart., 13th Middlesex (London Scottish), 375—total, 1,624. East end of Mall— to march at 4 40 p.m., by Constitution. hill. TO ENTER BY ALBERT-GATE. THIRD BRIGADE, FIRiT DlVlSlON.—Lieutenant-Colonel Viscount Ranelagh, Cuntnandiug.—let battalion, Lieu tenant- Colonel MacLeod of MacLeod, Ist Middlesex, Ist Tower Hamlets, Ist London Engineers, 526-2 d battalion, Lieutenant-Colonel R. W, Grey, sth Administrative Bat tsailri o J.V. s id h d el l l e e s y ex , 33 , G ar o t 3 „ ; l 3 6 d th mici battalion, diesex , L 2 i o e t ; e 4 n t a h nt-Colonel olon battalion,6l Captain F. Atherley, 2d South Middlesex, 504—total, 1,834. West side Belgrave-square ; to march at 4.45 p.m. by Albert-gate to south-west entrance of e nclosure. FOURTH BRIGADE, FIRST DIVISION —Lieut.-Colonel J. Macdonald, Commanding —lst battalion, Major A. L. Irvine, Ist Surrey (South London), 295-2 d battalion, Major M. Beresf°rdr 7th Surrey (South London), 350- 3d battalion, Msj'a. W. M. Cochrane, 24 Administrative Battalion, 12th and sth Surrey, 390-4th battalion, Lieut,- Colonel A. L. Cole, C.8.-Ist Administrative Battalion Surrey, 298—total, 1,236. East end Eaton-square (centre road) ; to march at 4.15 p.m., following 3d Brigade. F IRST BRIGADE, SE COND DIVISION.—Lieu t.-Colonel G. E. Thorold, Commanding.-Ist battalion, Major W. H. Labron, 10th, 19 th, and 23d Surrey, 48 3-2 d battalion, Lieut.-Colonel W. H. Parkvn, Ist Battalion 26th Kent (Royal Arsenal), 430-3 d battalion, Lieutenant -Colonel J, Anderson, 2d Battalion 28th Kent (Royal Arsenal), 353- 4th battalion, Lieutenant-Colonel W. B. Farnell. Ist Ad ministrative Battalion Kent. 611—total, 1,877. West end, Eaton-square (centre road) ; to march at 4 45 p.m., fol lowing 4th Brigade, tat Division. TO ENTE tt AT GROSVENOR - GA TE. SECOND BRIGADE, SECOND DIVISION,--Lieut.-Colonel the Marquis of Donegall Commanding—let battalion, Lieu tenant-Colonel Cruikshank, 4th and 48th (Havelock) Mid dlesex, 347-24 battalion, Lieut.-Colonel J. E. Verner, 28th Middlesex (London Irish), 351-3rd battalion, Major A. R. Richards, 3d City of London, 255 -4th battalion, Lieut.- Colonel G. Warde, Ist City of London Rifle Volun teer Brigade, 658-sth battalion, Captain Lysley, 23d Middlesex (Inns of Court), 340. Total, 1,921. Grosvenor square, W.; to march at 4.50 p.m. THIRD BRIGADE, SECOND DivisioN.--Lieut.-Colonel J. S. Walker, Commanding.—let battalion, Lieut.-Colonel Sir W. C. do Crespigny, Ist Administrative Battalion Essex, 300-2nd battalion, Lieut.-Colonel Charles Capper, 2d Administrative Battalion Essex, 500-3rd battalion, Lieut.-Colonel J. C. Davis, 3 rd Administrative Battalion Essex, 526-4th battalion, Lieut.-Colonel G. 11. Money, 2d, 4th, 6th, and Bth Tower Hamlets, 571—.5th battalion, , Lieut.-Colonel C. Buxton, Ist Administrative Battalion Tower Hamlets, and 2nd City of London, 643. Total, 2,540.--Finsbury-square; to march at 3.30 p.m„ by Bar bican, Holborn, part of Oxford -street. Great Marlborough street, Maddox-street, Grosvenor -street. TO ENTER BY 'VICTORIA GATE. FIRST BRIGADEI, THIRD DIVISION—Lieut.-Col. Loyd Lindsay, Commanding--let battalion, Major Greenhill, let, 18th, and 47th Middlesex, 352-24 battalion, Major Sir P. Hunter, Bert., Ist Administrative Battalion Berkshire and 2d Hereford, 487-3 d battalion, Lieut.. Col. Inigo Jones, let Administrative Battalion t3omerget, 377-4th Battalion, Lieut.-Col. C. E. Murray, 7th Adminiatrative Battalion Middlesex, 366-1,582. Sussex -square, to march at 445 p.m. across the Park to north-west entrance of enclosure. SECOND BRIGADE, THIRD DIVISION—Lieut.-Col. Lord Radstock, Commanding---Ist Battalion, Lieut.-Colonel J. Wilkinson, 2d Administrative Battalion Middlesex, 612 al Battalion, Lieut.-Col. Whitehead, 29th Middlesex, 468 —3d Battalion, Major W. Wood, 9 36th and West 38th Middlesex, 303-4th Battalion, Capt , Dear, th MiddiPsex, 360 —total, 1,743. Gloucester-square, to march at 445 p.m., to follow lst. Brigade 3d Division. TO ENTER BY CUMBERLAND GATE. THIRD BRIGADE, THIRD DIVISION—Lieut.-Colonel T. E. Bigge, Commanding—lst battalion, Lieut.-Colonel T. Hughes, 19th Middlesex and Bth Bedford, 541-2 d batta lion, Lieut.-Colonel J. M. Corrie, 37th Middlesex, 237-3 d battalion, Lieut.-Colonel A. P, Somerset, 40th Middlesex, 502-4th battalion, Lieut.-Colonel Penton, 39th Middlesex, 325-sth battalion, Major G. J. Bowyer, 20th Middlesx, 390—total, 1,995. Russell -square ; to march at 4,15 pm., by Keppel-street, Gaodge-street, Mortimer-street, Edward street, and Great Cumberland -street. FOURTH BRIGADE, THIRD DIVISION—Lieut,-Colonel the Earl Grosvenor, Commanding—lst battalion, Lieut,- Colonel E. Loyd, Gth Lancashire (Ist Manchester), 453- 2d battalion, Lieut -Colonel C. J. Wright, Ist Nottingham (Robin Hood), 576-3 d battalion, Lieut,-Colonel J. O. Mason, Ist Warwick (Birmingham) 615--4th battalion, Lieut.-Colonel H. Wilmot, Ist Administrative Battalion, Derbyshire, 400-sth battalion, Lieut.-Colonel J, H, cun- FREEDOM OF THE CITY. The TOWN-CLERK read a list of applicants to be admitted to the freedom of the City, and among them was Mr. Giovannelli, the proprietor of Highbury Barn, to be ad mitted in the Company of Lorrimers. The whole of the applications were granted. The CITY REMEMBRANCER PIP Corrie) reported to the Court that a bill had been introduced into the House of Commons for further regulating the public houses of the metropolis, but which would not affect the city of London ; and that another bill had been brought into that house having for its object the regulation of the gaols throughout the kingdorn,which last-mentioned measure proposed to give very great additional powers to the Home Secretary, and would not only affect the privileges of the magistrates of the city of London, but also those of the whole of the ma gistrates throughout the country. Alderman COPELAND, M.P., in moving, "That the bill be printed and A copy sent to every member of the Court, and that it be also referred to the General Purposes Com mittee for them to take such steps in the matter as they might think fit," said it appeared to him that the measure referred to verged upon centralisation to such an extent, and conferred such enormous powers upon the Home Secre. tary, that the Legislature would never consent to it becom ing law. (Hear.) By some of the clauses of the proposed bill that functionary was invested with the power of making any rules or appointments in the different gaols throughout the country that he pleased, and the magistrates were vir tually entirely superseded, If this measure became law, therefore, it would be in the power of the Secretary of State to appoint Roman Catholic chaplains, who must be paid for out of the county rates, and the magistrates would have no power to interfere. (Hear, hear.) He did not know whether the recent decision of the Middlesex magi strates refusing to appoint a Roman Catholic chaplain, and the representations made to the Government by a Lumber of Roman Catholic peers and other influential persons pro fessing that religion upon the subject of this decision, had anything to do with the introduction of this measure, but he coald not help saying that if such proceedings as those proposed were forced upon a Protestant community, it would not be going too far to foretell that there would be another Reformation in this country. At prelent every pri soner could be visited by the minister of the religion he professed, and it appeared to him that there was no neces• sity for granting those additional powers to the Secretary of State. Alderman SIDNET, M.P., inquired by whom the bill had been introduced into Parliament. Alderman COPELAND replied by Sir G. Grey. Alderman SIDNEY then said it appeared to him that the question was one el so much importance that this Court ought at once to take active measures in the matter and come to a resolution to oppose the bill. (Hear, hear.) Alderman COPELAND observed that it was a public bill, and could be opposed at any stage, and as a magistrate of the city of London and of several counties he should cer tair.ly, in his place in Parliament, offer all the opposition to it that was in his power. (Hear, hear.) Alderman FINNIS said he thought power ought to be given to the General Purposes Committee to oppose the bill by petition or otherwise if they thought necessary. The TOWN CLERIC. (Mr Woodthorpe) said that the com mittee, under the proposed motion, would have the power to take any steps they might consider advisable with refer ence to the measure. The motion of Alderman Copeland was then agreed to, and the court shortly afterwards adjourned. CITY SEWERS COMMISSION, A meeting of the Commissioners of Sewers of the city of London was held at the Guildhall yesterday at 12 o'clock. Deputy De Jersey presided. After the disposal of some matters of minor importance, Mr. J. D,kw, the principal clerk to the commissioners, laid before the Court three resolutions, puked at the meeting of the Court of Common Council, on Thursday last, in refer- ante to the carrying out of public improvements within the City. That court agreed that it was of importance improve ments should be carried out by the opening of the thorough fare of Bluecoat•buildings, between King Edward-street and Little Britain, and also the widening of the eastern end of IsPnvgate-street--and they further decided to contribute towards the cost of carrying them out by the Commissioners of Sewers, Another resolution was passed by which it was referred to the Improvement Committee of the civil body to confer with the Commissioners of Sewers, with a view to facilitate the widening and improving the thoroughfares of tho City. The Improvement Committee of the Commission to. day recommended, 'with reference to the improvement in Blue ' coat,:;!tildings, that the premises required for the purpose should be takt z under the provisions of the Act of Parlia- Fhould be empowered t o confer ment—and also that t.. " with the Improvement ConiL... " •• with of the Corporation in ilouud expedient to carry re spect of improvements it might be . out in future. The report was agreed - - The Engineer to the Commission, Mr. W.Haywoon, ..ead several communications he had received from Ain Joseph Cubitt, engineer, submitting designs of the bridges fot the London, Chatham, and Dover Railway over Little Bridge street, Union-court, and New Earl-street, In two of these cases the Court approved of the designs, but in respect of the bridge over Union-court, it was stated that the design did not quite conform to the arrangement come to between the Commissioners and the railway company, and it was decided that upon the original requirement being adhered to the sanction of the Court to the erection should be given, SANATORY CONDITION OF THE CITY. Dr. LIZTHEIT, the medical officer of health, reported on the state of 461 houses that had been inspected during the past fortnight, and he submitted a list of 171 places for sanatory improvement. lie also submitted a list of places requiring proceedings to be taken before the magistrates on account of orders issued but not complied with. Dr. Letheby likewise reported that the markets and slaughter-house had been duly inspected, and the officers had condemned, during the fortnight, upwards of 22,0001b5, or nearly 10 tons of meat, as unfit for human food. It con sisted of 50 sheep, 6 calves, 28 pigs, 81 quarters of beef, and more than 100 joints of meat-3,8551b8 were diseased, and 3,3811b5. were from animals that had died from accident or disease. The rest was putrid, the putridity having been occasioned by the unusually high temperature of the season, Since the last meeting of the Commission there had been two persons convicted of sending diseased meat; to the City markets ; one of them, a butcher of Boston, was tried at the Old Bailey before Mr Commissioner Kerr, and sentenced to six months' imprisonment and a fine of £5O ; the other, a butcher, of Wootten Basset, was fined £lO and cuets, or two months' imprisonment. The Medical Officer drew the attention of the Court to the fact that much delay was cause], and many difficulties encountered at Leadenhall-market, in consequence of the inspector not having a key to the shed where the condemned meat is lodged. He states that it was absolutely necessary for the proper and satisfactory performance of their duties that they should have ready access to the mdat depository, The mortality returns for the fortnight are below the average for the season, and with one exception the state of the public health is satisfactory. The exception is a rather large mortality from measles, eight deaths having occurred from that disease during the fortnight. THE GAS SUPPLY TO THE CITY DURING THE FORTNIGHT. Dr. LETnEBY reported that 686 iestings, of ten observa tions each, had been made of the gas supply to the City during the quarter, and the results were, that when the gas was burned at the rate of five feet an hour from an argand burner of 15 holes, and with a seven-inch chimney, the gas of the City Company had a mean illuminating power of 14-74 standard sperm candles, that of the Chartered Company 13 . 49 candles, and that of the Great Central Company 13.55, but he stated that the examinations during the quarter had been made with a burner having a somewhat smaller inter nal diameter (0 . 44 inch) than that hitherto used (0.57 inch), and that this had the effect of raising the power of the gas about 11.5 per cent. If therefore a deduction was made from that circumstance, the illuminating power of the gas as tested by the old burner would have been 12.30 in the case of the City Company, 12•06 in that of the Chartered, and 12.12 in the Great Central, numbers which were very near to the Parliamentary standard. As regards the pro portion of sulphur in the gas, he said that it was generally in excess of the quantity sanctioned by Parliament. In 56 out of 76 examinations the gas of the City Company had failed to fulfil the conditions of the act; in 61 out of 76 the Chartered had failed, and in 65 out of 76 the Great Central had failed. Taking the mean of the whole quarter the quan tity of sulphur in the first-named gas has been 21 . 9 grains per 100 cubic feet, and that of the second and third 22.4 grains. The range during the quarter has been from 17 to 26 grains in the Ctty gas, from 17.3 to 33 . 7 in the Chartered, and from 181 to 29 grains in the Great Central. A second impurity, sulphuretted hydrogen, has never been present, but a third, ammonia, has, in the case of the Chartered gas, been aleraya present in quantities above the proportion sanctioned by Parliament. In the other companies, how ever, it has been generally absent. The pressure of the supply during the quarter has ranged from 6.8 to 2.4 inches of water in the case of the City gas, the average being P 37 from 6'B to 4 inches in the Chartered, the average being P2B ; and from 615 to 2 . 5 inches in the Great Central, the mean being 1.3. Some other business was transacted and the c ommissioners I adjou_aed. Copt. Miller, late of the ship Charles Rylands, was yesterday committed for trial at Liverpool, on the charge of embezzling £l,OOO belonging to his employers, Moue, Itylands, Seddon, and Co. of that town. SPIRIT OF THE PUBLIC JOURNALS, TIMES.—The details of the great battles in Ame• rica are calculated rather to enhance than diminish the sensation with which the first telegrams were received. There has been no exaggeration, no over strained description of the conflicts or the carnage. If, indeed, it be recollected that even the long, reports of furious fighting which we yesterday pub lished still leave two days of sanguinary action ana ,,- s ounted for, it must be allowed that war has never tome berus in a shape so appalling. ms: Perhaps the Americans may uz . ,: nroud of the pre ..f',gght more e mi n ence ; bat they have certainly desperately, for a ldngcr time, and with dreadful slaughter than any natiori before them, It would not be impossible to match the results of any one day's battle with stories from the wars of the Old World ; but never, we should think, in the history of man, were five such battles as these com pressed into six successive days. It is hard to con ceire how nature could have supported the ex haustion and the strain. We have been told that after a single day's hard fighting the lassitude and reaction in even a victorious army are such that . . any fresh force might snatch its laurels from it ; whereas here are two armies hotly engaged in the work of slaughter from the morning of Thursday till the night of Tuesday with scarcely the inter mission of an hour. On every day except Saturday __ there WdS a pitched battle, contested with the utmost fary ; and even Saturday was devoted to marching and fighting on the march. Nor were these prodigious operations divided among immense numbers brought into action by re lays. Neither army numbered apparently above 100,000 men, and of these every man seems to have been engaged in every battle. Indeed, we are expressly told that the Federal " reserves" were brought up on the very first day, The desperate ferocity of the fighting may be in ferred from the fact now reported that the slaughter was produced without the aid of artillery. No rifled guns or murderous shells did execuiion among crowded masses. The great battle of Friday which is said to have cost the Federals alone upwards of 10,000 men, was a hand-to-hand fight. The Con federates were posted in the well-known woods in the vicinity of Cnancellorsville, where Hooker once received so bloody a repulse, and so dense was the thicket that cannon could not come into play. Regiment against regiment, and man against man, the combatants fired and hacked at each other in this tangled wilderness till night closed in ; and an intercepted report from General Lee actually tells us that, on this side, the heaviest loss was i❑ men killed outright, and that he had comparatively few wounded, If this be a correct version of the despatch, it gives a more impressive idea of the fury of the conflict than any other of the incidents tea ported. It is clear, indeed, that whatever may be said of the composition of the Northern armies, and of their inferiority in this respect to the patriot legions of the South, they have fought in this campaign with a valour as obstinate as that of their enemies. No mere indifferent or disaffected mercenaries could have been led from a battle like that at Wilderness to three more such battles at Spottsylvenia. Be the impulse what it may the Federals are fighting in stern reality, and with a spirit as resolute as that of their adversaries. Except that General Loe more than once sur prised the Federals with a sudden attack in mass, and that his positions were always occupied with admirable skill, there appears to have been little display of strategy. On Thursday Lee attacked, and with a result which at one moment looked very like success. On Friday Grant attacked, and Lee repulsed him. On Sunday and Monday Grant attacked again with no better result ; on Tuesday Lee appears to have been once more the assailant. But in all these battles there was more fighting than manceuvring, and more loss than result. Now that the outlines of the earlier telegrams have been filled up by detailed reports the contest appears even more indecisive and the issue more obscure than before. For the Confederates it may be said that they have never actually lost a battle. On the first day Lee only failed to inflict a complete defeat on the advancing Federals. On the second day he him self claimed the victory, and his enemies hardly denied it. Oa the fourth and fifth days he repulsed every attack, and heid his position ; while on the sixth day he was strong enough and confident enough to refuse his adversary the respite he de sired. As we are told, on the authority of Secretary Stanton himself, that Grant did not design to renew the attack on Tuesday, whereas we know that the fighting on that day was the most desperate of all, it follows that the battle must have been provoked by Lee, so that as the curtain falls on this first act of the dreadful drama the Confederates are assuming the offensive, and compelling the Northern General to fight against his will. For the Federals it may be fairly claimed that if they have not won a battle they have twice gained some of the results of victory. Tney sustained the attack of the Confederates on the first day so successfully that they themselves were able to become the assailants the day after, and if they failed to dislodge the enemy from his position they saw him voluntarily retire from it after the fight was done. They attacked him again at Spottsylvania in his third position, and against those lines and defences their whole force has hitherto been hurled in vain. Yet, for all this, Grant, though he cannot get on, has not been compelled to fall back, and as he stands he is actually twenty miles on the road to Richmond. With valour and obstinacy so evenly balanced, it /13, ev seem as if the issue would be decided by re sotircao and endurance. That, indeed, has always been a fai ,cirite belief among the Northern people ; hut we sea few . signs of such a result. One of the Federal reports of he second day's battle says that men cried to each other, other such day, and we in the Northern arm) . " The rebels can't endure a.:` can." But the "rebels" did eisdeire two more such days, and after enduring them fell again upon their antagonists, and forced them to give mother battle. Still the exhaustion on both sides must b terrible. It is reasonable to conjecture that the Confederates, receiving in position and behind defences the attacks of the Federals, may have suffered less than their enemies, bat they have, perhaps, fewer troops in reserve. All we know, however, of this question is that, notwithstanding the smaller population of the Southern States, their armies have never yet been found wanting in strength sufficient for the occasion. Wherever a Federal force advanced, whether in Virginia or in Texas, in Tennessee or in Louiaiania, there a Confederate force equal to the encounter has always been found. Atter all the prophecies of Southern exhaustion this result has invariably been experienced, and it is even more te ,selifest in this fourth year of the war than it was in the first. We certainly do wonder how six millions cm make such head against twenty mil lions, but the th;;: t 7 has been done. We can no more speculate on the " exhaustion" of the South than on its submission or its repentance. It is remarkable that in all the battles of this Civil War the original estimate of tae losses suf fered by the contending armies has been at least verified. It was supposed at first that the Trans atlantic propensity to exaggeration might have magnified these ominous figures, but the state ments were invariably confirmed, and when, there fore, we are told on the present occasion that Grant, who opened the campaign ou the morning of the sth with 100,000 men, had lost 40,000 of this number by the night of the 10th, we cannot alto■ gether refuse to believe the tale. We may, indeed, ask ourselves what State or people could sus tain such warfare, but we have no right to discredit the report. More directly, too, we may iquire in what condition or with what forces he can expect to appear before Richmond, even in the event of his success, if this is the cost paid for the first two stages of the journey. Yet we think it probable that even the last furious onslaught of Lee on the 10th may not have deterred him from renewing the attack on one of the following days. He has stamped a new character on the tactics of the Fe derals. No other General would either have ad vanced upon Wilderness after the severe battle of the sth, or followed up an almost victorious though retiring enemy after the still harder fighting of the 6th. None but he, again, would have attacked his adversary so resolutely on the Bth and 9th, or held his ground so tenaciously in spite of fai:ure. Under his command the Army of the Potomac has achieved in invading Virginia an amount of success never achieved before, except in repelling invasion. The Confederate forces were once arrested by M'Clellan and once by Meade, but that was when they thought to carry war into Northern territory. Grant alone has done more than this. He has advanced to wards Richmond. and though he has made but little way, and has lost half his army, he has not been driven back. Whether his position can be retained, or his success improved, is a question which the next mail will resolve for us. HERALD.—Mr. Thomas Baring was somewhat rash when he entered the list with Lord Robert Cecil on the subject of the debate in the House of Commons on the 13th inst. It cannot surprise any one that he should have had the worst of the argu ment. He was so gently treated that he would, we think, have done better if he had let it alone, and allowed the question to drop. The recrimination was so obvious, it was so ready on the lips of every one who listened to Mr. Baring's attack on the builders of the Georgia, it was put forward so mildly, and by so polished an adversary, that the edge of his weapon, though keen, was scarcely felt to wound. It might seem to lookers•on that Mr. Baring deserved rougher handling, that he might been been more pressed than he was. Here was a member of Parliament, standing up solemnly in his place in the House of Commons, as a man call e d upon to discharge himself of a public duty, to de. flounce British merchants who, by supplying the Confederate States with a ship of war, had in effect violated the neutrality of the Queen, and serious Y compromised the country in a struggle in which le had professed to be strictly impartial. And all the time it was notorious to those who heard him speak' ing, it was known to every member of the house, that the firm to which this very member of Parlia ment belonged had been engaged in supplying munitions of war on a most enormous scale to the Federal States, that they had taken a part in the war by rendering what succour they could to the opposite side. We have endeavoured to be neutral ill this unhappy civil conflict. If the shipbuilders who have sent out the Alabama and Georgia have infringed this neutrality, so have the the naval armaments have com mitted us to a nas -chants who have sent rifles and cannon to the ita7 th * If -stile attitude toward s th e Federal States, the land armee.: ants have similarly involved us with the Confederate Ste."es. It is absurd, on the h e very face of it, that the known i : . , rtisans of one see' tion of the Union should deliberately frame articles of indictment against those who are sussected oi. befriending the opposite side. If the house of Be!Ing" has a right to send shiploads of rifles to the Nortai the builders on the Mersey, the Tyne, or the Clyde' have just as much right to send armed vessels tc! the South. If it be objected that the supply of arms to a belligerent is no infraction of internationa l law, it may be answered that the furnishing them with armed ships is just as much in accordance wit 3l the law of nations. It is our own municipal law the". is in question, our Foreign Enlistment Act, supple' mented by the Queen's proclamation of neutrality. Lord R. Cecil asked the house to consider the feel ings with which the Confederates must regard the enormous reinforcements which have been conveyed to the North by the English people through the, hands of Messrs. Baring and Co., in violation . of her Majesty's proclamation of neutrality. Mr. Bar u) ; was absent when the charge was made, and writes next day to ask for an explanation of it, and a dig' tinct reference to the terms of the proclamation re' ferred to. Lord R. Cecil, in reply, quotes the pre' clamation of May 13, 1861, which forbids the (157 rying of " officers, soldiers, dispatches, arms, mili tary stores, or materials, or any article or articles considered and deemed to be contraband of war, according to the law or modern usage of nations, for the use or service of either usf the said contending parties." All persons ea offending are to be liable to certain penalties a nd penal consequences. Lord R. Cecil also quotes the uncontradicted statement of Mr. Laird in the Hong of Commons on the 27th March, 1863. Mr Laird, on reference to the bills of entry in the custora houses of London and Liverpool, found that there had been " vast shipments of implements of war to the Northern States." Among those who were en gaged in these transactions was " the celebrate° , house of Baring and Co." Lord Robert presumes that the word " carrying" in the Queen's proclarns' tion applies to those who employ others to carry Or abet them in carrying. Whether or no this inter pretation will hold in strict law we cannot pretera to say, and it is really but of small importance. A condiment that is good for one bird is suited fer another had of the opposite sex. If the Messrs. Baring did not absolutely " carry" the rifles to the North, neither did the builders of the Alabama 8 7) . 4 Georgia carry their ships to the South or to th eir Southern owners. And yet Mr Baring attempts to escape on this quibble. " Shipping documents," b e says, " were furnished to us to give effect to th e credit lodged in favour of the parties furnislaill these supplies, and to see that they were propel' forwarded to their destination." The Messrs' Baring, then, did not carry these munitions of vor' all they did was to see that the rifles and guns seers "properly forwarded." We confess that the dis' tinction is too nice for our obtuse intellects. If it isf urged that certain things are done as a mere part 0 , the ordinary routine of business we can understah:; the argument if we do not admit the excuse. .1 might better [serve as an apology for those ehlr building firms whose sympathies were not otherwlss enlisted on either side, than for the bankers vsb o6e : credit is said to be extensively pledged to the suer:; of the Northern cause in the American quarrel. 1 : we admit the cogency of Mr. Baring's argument s' to legality, it leaves him at the same time with out a a case against the builders of the Alabama, t t. r i l a Georgia, the Alexandra, or the steam rams. 'fP most that he can urge is, what must be allowed I°.. them, that, if violating the spirit, he has kept w ithl . the letter of the law. The costly prosecutions 113 0 stituted by the Government have proved futile; tvr a of the bones of contention have now been purchas e , by the Admiralty, and added to the British flee!: The steam rams of the Messrs. Laird are said toh,: masterpieces of the art of naval construction , 11 . 0 trust that some day they will do as good servi ee . l b the cause of Great Britain as their iron sisters whi c d our friends across the Atlantic have built, St . , launched, and carried so bravely into action svit"e out the assistance of European sympathisers. 0 % . ram at Newbern has engaged and put to rou t whole fleet of Federal gunboats. No ship that I cret could have sent them could have done more the this. We applaud the Confederates for taking the ir own part so well. Re are precluded from heleig them ; we go on supplying the North, for the Nort h has powerful friends, if few in number. The frisnd e of the South may, perhaps, take comfort in ~t , l ! , thought thet, as the sequel of the late battles in vl,' • ginia, some batteries of artiliery, and some thousa9 u . , of well made small arms of precision, have ere 01; changed hands, and are doing good service on t l3 ;. side which is not so happy as to bask in the B utt shine of the favour of the Messrs. Baring. COUNTRY MARKETS. LIVERPOOL—TUESDAY. trl There was a better attendance both of town and Null 0 , dealers at market to-day. Wheat met with a good c 0 sumptive demand at Friday's rates, or g trifle more t-4 this day week. Flour neglected. and nominally una lte 'r, in price. Oats and oatmeal a slow sale. In Indian c ° o f there was a limited business, and 28s the extreme va lue American mixed. Barley, beans, and peas were the 6°3 as last week. SHEFFIELD—TUESDAY. iv Of At our market to-day there was a smaller suPP'' o o wheat than usual, and an advance of Is to 2s per qr 6 4 asked. Inferior wheats made last week's rates. Beans per load higher, and oats difficult to buy at late rates. r 1 Red wheat, per load of 3 imperial bushol s ...ls s Od to 16! ba White )) , ...17s Od to 18 '03 New red , _..15s Od to 1 , 6 s 01 New white „ f t ..17s Od to 183 03 Beans It ,f Peas, per qr Grinding barley, per qr Malting ditto, „ 3 c) a Oats 17 Flour, Is 4d to is 8d per 14 . lb . 412 . 1.3 05992 sssss 6°°°° ddddd ttttt 000: 41: 475°4 65: : 3° lei LEEDS-TUESDAY. There was a poor show of fresh grain this week , to o a little business was done in wheat at late rates. Oat s beans were quite as well sold. Averages—May 23—Wheat 40s 6id per 4r. —Barley 32s 10d --- - —Oats . l9s 7id --- - —Beans 33s 10,1 •—• —Peas ~30s 5,1 MARKET HARBOROUGH—DoEsDAY• or e , White wheat, 41s to 44s ; red, 36s to' 39s per 3 6 st oo Malting barley at 30s to 35s per qr. ;, grinding, 265 to r 30 per 30 ,at. Oats, old, 24s to 275; now, 205 to 23 5 P e at. ; beans, 36s to 42s per qr. Wheat came sI MELTON owIy to o hand, hand, and met a better —The following were the currencies :—New white wtie'',; 408.0 d to 43s Od ; new red, 36s Od to 398 per 36 WI, beans, 38s to 40s for old; new sorts, 35s to 37s per 38 for barley, 33s to 35s.for malting, and 27s to 29s per 9r' 41 grinding; new oats, 19s to 23s Od per 24 stone; ol d, ' to 235., BRISTG.T.—TuttsDAY. a di. There was a scarce attendance of millers to-day, an, v et sales of wheat were made at a reduction of is to h° t EM qr. Oats rather cheaper. Barley, &c., at about late r° but a very inactive business doing. Births. 1;01 14 FALCONER,—On the 18th in s t„ a t Bootham House, the Hon. Mrs. Keith Falconer, of a daughter. :‘ , o t• GALL.—On the 22d inst., at Cheltenham, the wife o f Colonel R. Herbett of a daughter. dui ° PELLT.—On the 21st insta , at Gaston!), the wife of J us- Pelly, Esq., of a son . , r th a WELLEsLEY.—On th e 22d i ns t. "at Boulogne sur lu e ' wile of Colonel W, H. C. Wellesley, of a daughter' Marriage& 1 -12 01,' ANDERSON—LoNGertorr.-011 the 21st inst., at 0, A ,2 Anderson, Esq., 37th Foot, youngest son o f th e ..- 111 31 '' Anderson, Esq., of High Holm, Itenfrew:hire t°o o9 only daughter of Charles Longcroft, Esq-, Lan, H Cardigans W hire. xwAnD—lLLs—On the 19th inst., at All , c i s vitt Langhom-place, Letitia Mary, only daughter of l o ot, Howard, Esq., M.D., of Harley-street, to e (3 ,' 1 ,, a fter youngest son of the late Thomas Wills, Esq.) 0 I bury. Deaths. ra tiC ; CAPEL.—Cn the 22d inst., at Cassiobury, LAY E a rl ° ()- Cape!, Countess de Septeuil, the sister of the Essex. 10: Coome—On the 18th inst., at his residence, Clapheur-s ° ea place, Clapham-road, Surrey, Robert ote, .E sql 82. „ fig leY HaATu.—On the 22d inst , atWorthing, Thomas fef Heath, Esq., late of The Hermitage, aged 58, bet: LAMEERT.—On the 22d inst., at Weston He11,5.,%,,, 'r r 1 Ditton, Lady Lambert, widow of the late t-Te'" John Lambert, aged 75. INIAnTIN.—On the 22d inst., at Malvern, Ic T il AS l‘l . Esq., of Whatton House, Leicestershire, aged --------- ,- I a . A ii 10 , I , London : Prfraed and Prbilehed by WILLI.A.:',I4-- 1) 15 ,- ). ' - _, S of No. 112, Strand, Printer, at TnE Sus °We e „ n il , P . Strand, In the Precinct of the 3avoy, .n the Co''' . Miadleoex.--Wednes day, May 24.1861.